I need an associate position

[airwolfrocks999]

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I graduated last month, and am in the process of looking for a job.

Over the course of 4 weeks, I've been emailing my resumes to online job ads. I applied to 10 jobs so far and I posted a resume in a bulletin where prospective recruiters look for new employees.

I haven't received a single response. ( A couple of things come to mind: my low dental gpa, lack of extracurriculars/awards/recommendations )

I've been holding onto a gpr position, which is set to begin on July 1st.

If I can't find a job before July 1st, should I give up on job search and do the residency? ( I think gprs are a waste of time )

Or should I risk not having a single position by giving up my gpr and still doing a job search?

 

[DrJeff]

I graduated last month, and am in the process of looking for a job.

Over the course of 4 weeks, I've been emailing my resumes to online job ads. I applied to 10 jobs so far and I posted a resume in a bulletin where prospective recruiters look for new employees.

I haven't received a single response. ( A couple of things come to mind: my low dental gpa, lack of extracurriculars/awards/recommendations )

I've been holding onto a gpr position, which is set to begin on July 1st.

If I can't find a job before July 1st, should I give up on job search and do the residency? ( I think gprs are a waste of time )

Or should I risk not having a single position by giving up my gpr and still doing a job search?

If you think a GPR is a waste of time, then don't do it. You'll be miserable which will show through to the residency director, attendings, and fellow residents and as a result, you'll be getting the cold shoulder from them. IMHO, if you think a GPR is a waste of time and that you won't get anything out of it, you probably will need that experience in a semi-supervised environment that a GPR provides.

As for other places to look for jobs. Do you have your mind made up about a specific geographic area (i.e. city, suburbs, rural) or are you open to opportunites that your regional board license covers??

Call up one of the dental supply companies (i.e. Sullivan Schein, Patterson, Benco, etc) and ask if you could get the number of one of their reps to the area you're looking to work in. The reps for these companies regularly visit the offices of the dentists they supply to and often will hear of intentions to add another dentist to a practice earlier than more traditional sources will. Similarly, utilizing both a state and often a component dental society can turn up some leeds too.

 

[jackbauer!]

i can't imagine why you're having such a hard time finding a job when you:
1) don't want to be a dentist, and
2) have done poorly in d-school

jb!🙂

 

[Cold Front]

I haven't received a single response. ( A couple of things come to mind: my low dental gpa, lack of extracurriculars/awards/recommendations )

I didn't know having a stellar GPA was a big factor to find associate positions. 🙄

 

[airwolfrocks999]

i can't imagine why you're having such a hard time finding a job when you:
1) don't want to be a dentist, and
2) have done poorly in d-school

jb!🙂

Kid, don't be shallow and assume anything here.

I have personal circumstances that aren't allowing for dentistry in the long-term.

As for poor performance in dental school, yes, I've done rock-bottom in terms of extracurriculars, awards, recommendations, and contacts. My gpa is low but I still averaged higher than 100+ classmates.

 

[airwolfrocks999]

I didn't know having a stellar GPA was a big factor to find associate positions. 🙄

My gpa is low, and I didn't list it on my resumes. ( Maybe if my gpa was high and listed, then maybe employers would have contacted me? ) I also don't have anything like extracurriculars, recommendations, awards, volunteer work.....etc.

So it's kind of difficult to tell if my gpa alone was a real turn-off.

I posted my resume online for two more jobs yesterday, but there's no response so far.

 

[gottago]

My gpa is low, and I didn't list it on my resumes. ( Maybe if my gpa was high and listed, then maybe employers would have contacted me? ) I also don't have anything like extracurriculars, recommendations, awards, volunteer work.....etc.

So it's kind of difficult to tell if my gpa alone was a real turn-off.

I posted my resume online for two more jobs yesterday, but there's no response so far.

I assure you it's not the GPA deal. Prospective employers look for a license and someone with a positive attitude. GPR/AEGD training is also looked at favorably. What states are you trying to find a job in??

 

[Bocci Balls]

My gpa is low, and I didn't list it on my resumes. ( Maybe if my gpa was high and listed, then maybe employers would have contacted me? ) I also don't have anything like extracurriculars, recommendations, awards, volunteer work.....etc.

So it's kind of difficult to tell if my gpa alone was a real turn-off.

I posted my resume online for two more jobs yesterday, but there's no response so far.

Why don’t you just roll your $300k debt into you DeVry loan?

This guy wants to give up Dentistry and go to DeVry to become a computer programmer "because the money wont be to different".

I wonder what the person whose seat you took 4 years ago is doind now? You should be ashamed of youself.

 

[airwolfrocks999]

Why don't you just roll your $300k debt into you DeVry loan?

This guy wants to give up Dentistry and go to DeVry to become a computer programmer "because the money wont be to different".

I wonder what the person whose seat you took 4 years ago is doind now? You should be ashamed of youself.

Not realistic to go for it with a 300k debt. That was precisely the reason why I was asking if anyone knew the best route of paying this off quickly and getting out of dentistry.

And I didn't "take" a seat from anyone. I had better credentials than the ones who didn't get accepted, all fair and square without any connections. The guy I "took" the seat from could have failed out of dental school.( notorious for dismissing students ) For myself, I admit this wasn't the best of decisions but things aren't always linear in life and you can't fault someone for not knowing ahead.

Sheesh !

 

[SuperC]

You wanna know what sucks about SDN? People can't ask a simple question or for help without everyone bashing them.

As for finding a job... Dentaltown.com

 

[shabu2]

The guy I "took" the seat from could have failed out of dental school.( notorious for dismissing students )

Sounds like an NYU alum..

 

[coreyb]

Sounds like an NYU alum..

And I thought most folks were over bashing on NYU....guess not.

As for employment--

In addition to the great sources above:

You could try the federal government website if you're interested in federal jobs www.usajobs.opm.gov.

Pay is around 90K to start plus the usual federal benefits.

 

[OceanBlue]

And I thought most folks were over bashing on NYU....guess not.

yeah...now it's USC that's taking most of the heat.

 

[DDSwithAplan]

I graduated last month, and am in the process of looking for a job.

Over the course of 4 weeks, I've been emailing my resumes to online job ads. I applied to 10 jobs so far and I posted a resume in a bulletin where prospective recruiters look for new employees.

I haven't received a single response. ( A couple of things come to mind: my low dental gpa, lack of extracurriculars/awards/recommendations )

I've been holding onto a gpr position, which is set to begin on July 1st.

If I can't find a job before July 1st, should I give up on job search and do the residency? ( I think gprs are a waste of time )

Or should I risk not having a single position by giving up my gpr and still doing a job search?

Dear airwolfrocks999;

If you think it is your fault or because of grades, you are probably wrong, 75 % of all practices are solo and the emotional and economic risk that older praticioners put into taking on an associate is pretty great for the established doctor and he also knows that 70 to 80 % of all associateships fail within the first 5 years, so your market is really not as big as you think, if you have a chance to do a GPR and accept it, it probably be the best experience of your dental carreer, alot ot these programs have local dentists participate and if you have a chance to befriend one of these guys, your chance of getting a job which, might to long term has a much greater chance. Besides you will loose your rookie jitters and might take the plunge and go out on your own. You will probable get the experience ance more knowledge than your classmates who don't take this oppurtunity and your abilty to learn and improve your skills will never be better than now, once you go into practice your skills will not change over the years that much as much as they do now.

It is really your call, but my GPR experience was probably the best of my dental career and put me way ahead of the pack when I entered private practice and in your case give you a chance to pick the job you want instead of vice verse. My grades were not in the top 10

 

[capisce?]

If you really want to pay down your debts quickly then a public health setting would be great.

In NC for example, you can earn around 90-125k in your 1st year, in addition to 25k in loan repayment. That's a big chunk of money, because that 25k is really like an additional 35-40k of income had it been pre tax. Many places will pay 25k in loans year 1, 25k in year 2, and then 35k in year 3.

Live like you're making 40k, and with the automatic loan repayment and some more on your end you can knock 100k+ off your loans pretty quickly.

As far as the GPR, you're an a_ss for taking someone else's spot with no intention or desire to go. You're also an a_ss for potentially screwing a program over who is counting on you to fulfill your role for their patients.

From my limited viewings of your posts, you will not have trouble finding a job because of your low gpa. You will for your crappy attitude, which will not only show to your employers pretty quickly but also the patients you will be treating.